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Toby's nursery

Now I'd love to share a few photos of Toby's nursery! When I was pregnant, I felt a little overwhelmed by the prospect of putting together a nursery, so I was incredibly grateful to collaborate with Jenny Komenda, the designer behind Little Green Notebook (and mother of three). After discussing a few ideas and inspiration images, we rolled up our sleeves and got started...One of my top priorities was a black-out shade, since the room gets very bright during the day. So Jenny found a basic white shade and hand-painted clouds onto it. Isn't that amazing?! She also made the grey-and-white striped curtains herself.We'd always loved Dwell's chocolate-dot crib sheets, and Jenny made a yellow crib skirt to complement them. The white crib is from Walmart (they have a surprisingly nice selection).My brother and sister gave us this sailboat mobile last Christmas, in anticipation of Toby's arrival. They found it at The Ark in San Francisco, and then embroidered the blue boat with the numbers of our grandparents' Wayfarer, which we sailed during childhood summers in Cornwall, England. (Thank you again, Lucy and Nick!)Although the room is small, we luckily were able to squeeze in a double bed, in which I've been sleeping since Toby was born. (As a new mom, I can't handle being a hallway away quite yet!) To spruce up the bed, Jenny made the blue-and-white striped fabric headboard. Bonus: It's really soft and comfy to lean against when I'm nursing Toby at 2a.m. (and 4a.m. and 6a.m....) (She also scouted the vintage bedside lamp and the cute yellow stool.)We'd also hoped to create a frame wall for the nursery, so Toby could be surrounded by photos of his loved ones. Jenny not only scouted all the frames (some new, some vintage), but also figured out the arrangement for hanging (one of the hardest parts of putting together a gallery wall!)Next to the bed, Jenny put a vintage dresser, which she had painted a soft grey. Three brass elephants live on top, along with our J. Schatz egg nightlight, which scatters stars around the room and makes Toby's bedtime feel magical.Jenny found a vintage wooden dresser to store Toby's (hilariously teeny) clothes and diapers. It looked world weary at first, but she brightened it up by painting the dresser a bold red, the drawers a crisp white, and adding baby blue knobs. So cute! And the sweet baby deer photograph (by our friend animal photographer Sharon Montrose) keeps Toby company during his naps. A huge thanks to Jenny for creating a warm and happy space for our little man. It was an absolute pleasure working with you. Readers, I'd highly recommend Jenny for any decor consulting you might need! xoxo

The sailboat mobile is awesome! I also love the photo wall. I would really like to put one in my living room but I need help with spacing. You should watch the documentary 'The High Cost of Low Prices.' It's about WalMart and can be streamed on Netflix!

oh, joanna, i love it! the cloud shade is adorable. i sort of want one for my own room :) jenny is so talented, especially to make/redo all of those pieces! toby's so lucky to have such a great mom like you! xo

I love nursery's that aren't too cutesy and themey, (are those words?) Anyways you were right to have Jenny help you her style is amazing! This room is so darling and will transition so nicely as your baby grows up! It really is great!!

That baby deer photo is perfect for nursery...I love the whole colour theme with happy yellow and calming blue...Its a great combination...Picture wall is great...I thinks it makes the whole space so warm and its a great thing for the baby to explore....:)

so adorable! I liked that it has a modern feel, I don't like nurseries with cartoon characters or overly cute. I really like the gallery wall and the whole color palette.I bet Toby is really happy surrounded by pretty things and loving parents!

I have slept in that room myself (YAY!) and I can vouch for the fact that it is calming and cosy and, yes, magical when the night light is on. Jenny sounds wonderful! It is such a pretty room, Joanna. Love, Mom

Yay!! By the way, I found having a co-sleeper an absolute lifesaver - it attaches to your bed (you can also roll it around like a bassinet, if need be) so that you can just roll over, grab the bambino and nurse in the middle of the night (versus sleeping in his room in a different bed). I didn't have to get up! This is what we had and I thought it was great (recommended by several friends, too!): http://www.armsreach.com/shop-3/the-mini-6/

Wow I cannot believe you spent your childhood summers in Cornwall.....because that is where I live!! I would have never imagined that you, from all across the sea in america, would have ever ventured anywhere near this tiny rural part of england where I come from! :) amazing! Love the room and all the photos.

Aww that little Sharon Montrose deer is Toby's guardian angel, watching over him as he sleeps. And those sailboats are too cute. Weird fact: I developed a fascination with sailboats just this past weekend. Random!

Adore, i think my favorite parts are the deer print and that sailboat mobile, such personal touches. I nursed my kiddo at those times for the whole year and our twin bed in his nursery turned out to be so handy for those moments and for changing! so smart!

Oh my goodness! What a beautiful, personal, stylish, and PERFECT nursery! I absolutely love everything about it! From the boat mobile, to the curtains, to the hand painted clouds. . . it's wonderful! How about a Jenny Giveaway?! Haha! I'm in real need! Yesterday we picked out paints for some boring furniture we have and all I could think of was wanting my Mom or Jenny to come help!

i love your nursery... or toby's. ;) i am in the process of setting up our baby nursery right now and am kicking myself that i didn't think to look at walmart cribs (who would know they had such a nice selection). we ended up spending more on a crib that i'd like to admit. anyhow, you did such a nice job of balancing baby with practicality. love it!

haha, yes, sam, we're english. most of our relatives still live in england, and toby and i both have british and american citizenship. but i have a full-on american accent (veering toward midwestern:) xoxo

thanks for the look into your world! i've secretly always wondering what your place looked like! toby's nursery is adorable. i love the subtle but bright colours...and that black-out shade is so fabulous!

Love it. I'm working on my NYC nursery as we speak, but it's a much smaller space which provides such an interesting challenge. But - I'm seeking the same sweet simplicity + clean aesthetic as you found & have been having so much fun doing it - you just have to me extra-mindful of every little detail.

Oh I love it!!! It's so fresh and the colors are great: Blue, white, Yellow, red... everything is perfect!!! I love your frames in the wall... I like very much when there are different kind of frames with family pics...Very Pretty!!!!

I must say, I think this is one of the loveliest nurseries I've ever seen! I always appreciate when it's age appropriate yet not overly campy and cheesy, something the child can grow with. After all, I'm 19, and I wish I had clouds on my shades, and lovely little boats over my bed! :D

the nursery looks lovely. i love how the room has a grown up feel too. I can't be away from the baby yet either and since her nursery is teeny tiny and doesn't have room for a bed we got her a little (and very portable) bassinet...sometimes we sleep in the living room and other times when daddy doesn't have to get up super early, in our bedroom. we also have sharon montrose in her room! we bought four small images:) so lovely for a nursery. toby's deer is adorable. and we have an egg too but ours is aqua! :)

Not walmart. sad face over their poor treatment of workers. When a walmart is opened in a town the number of people on government assistance rises (its been studied)due to their low work wages, poor benefits.

I love Jenny's blog...I've been a fan for many months and I check in frequently to see her cool styling choices. So great. And I have to look in to that Walmart crib...it's exactly what I've been hoping to find! Thank you for sharing; Toby is a lucky lil guy. :)

it looks adorable! I adore everything about it, especially that mobile and those little brass elephants! I love that it is just sweet and simple, not overdone or overly themed. just perfect! kudos to you and Jenny!

I was born in Cornwall England!! Its the most beautiful and romantic place on earth. My aunt just got married at Gunwalloe Cove. There is a church tucked into the cliff right on the beach. Its magical, you would love it.

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I really like this nursery. Don't feel to over-done and feels personal. I like you didn't just stick cartoons on the wall, but real artwork. It's giving me inspiration for the nursery we're currently creating.

I have the same question as Jill (above). Assuming those are regular vinyl roller shades, what kind of paint did you use? I absolutely love it and would like to do something similar in my daughter's room.

I have ALWAYS wanted a round dining room table - but it never seems to be in the cards. I keep thinking that it would be perfect for dinner conversation and that is what I truly love about a dinner party. These are gorgeous images, Wendi - thanks so much for sharing and helping me to DREAM a little more! I hope you enjoy the rest of your day.